How to pronounce alas
Listen to alas in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“alas” in real sentences
289 clips in the index · 16 American · 62 British · 5 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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alas, that did not happen.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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But alas, people are people.
Oxford Union · hear it here
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and roderick dead alas good gentleman alas good cassio yoga said this is the fruits of
Kathy Williams-Devries · hear it here
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But alas, it never got made.
British Library · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of alas. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.